Creativity
Innovation doesn’t start in boardrooms.
It starts in bedrooms, garages, voice memos, notebooks, and coffee-stained idea decks.
It starts when someone stops waiting to be chosen — and chooses themselves.
The spirit of innovation doesn’t belong to institutions — it belongs to individuals.
Yancey Strickler’s Nine Creative Meditations
To me or to the mean - Focus on what makes your work strange or unique rather than trying to fit in with what everyone else is doing.
You are your audience - Create work that satisfies your own desires and interests rather than trying to please an imagined mass audience.
Small is more rewarding than big - V
A conversation with Jony Ive
youtube.comIn the conversation he makes the point that most companies don't really care about their customers- they don't give a shit, so I guess his point is that when you do, people really notice.
people new to design tend to confuse an idea for the expression of an idea. Ideas are easy, because they don't rely on specifics. Expressing ideas is incredibly difficult, because doing it well requires a deep understanding of the medium that is only possible by having worked in it, such as understanding which methods to use where, identifying subt... See more
Nick Punt • Learning Product Design
Curiosity is the catalyst for creativity. It’s what allows you to see opportunities and harness the inspiration to seize them. Finding inspiration can be difficult, despite how infinite it is. So rather than waiting for it to find you, create a plan that allows it to flow naturally through you and into your work. So, bring the outside world into yo
... See moreGreg Hoffman • Emotion By Design: Creative Leadership Lessons from a Life at Nike
Creative people understand that inspiration can come from almost anywhere, so the more content you consume, the more interests you cultivate, and the more things you learn, the more likely you will find a new idea. You must be someone willing to immerse yourself in a large and wide variety of content, not limiting yourself to your field or your per
... See moreElysha Dicks • Someday Is Today
